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A New Wildfire Watchdog

Cars That Think

A sensor network that could monitor an entire forest, or a gas pipeline, or any critical infrastructure, would need thousands or even millions of sensors—and batteries. And then, with transmission complete and the triggering stimulus gone, the system would shut down and return to a sleep or fully powered-off state.

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Profile: Farmers Ethanol: Focusing on Sustainable Corn Ethanol Production and a Triple Bottom Line

Green Car Congress

First, the industry is approaching the ethanol-to-gasoline blend wall of 10% ethanol, 90% gasoline in standard gas engines. On 18 March, Marketwatch reported that Valero purchased selected assets of corn ethanol suppliers for $477 million. It is believed Valero purchased the plants at 30% of their original construction cost. (In

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Chipping away at the ICE

Electric Auto Association

My sojourn from grease monkey to EV advocate By TERESA PORTER; PRESIDENT, HEART OF TEXAS ELECTRIC AUTO ASSOCIATION. Teresa Porter and her Nissan at an outreach event in Texas. In this part of Texas, it’s a mix of a few big cities and a lot of small towns. I won’t even try to take credit for the progress.

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